Why do people expect to get paid $50/hr for their time but never seem willing to pay me $50/hr for mine?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Because people are selfish. ME ME ME.

Please elaborate.

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1989 300E 144K

Just saying. You make $150k year and want to start a restaurant but you can't pay me $50/hr (discounted from $85) to build your spreadsheets?

Yes sure you can do it yourself so why don't you?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Because they don't understand the value of hiring good professionals.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Its cliche, its stupid, but you have to spend money to make money.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

There are people who are masochists in life.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

http://clientsfromhell.net/

you're not the only one

dont worry, after they hire the $25/hr guy to do it for them they will pay you $85/hr to fix it later

when I was contracting I would handle it two ways, flat rate them or figure out what the rate they wanted to pay and set hours of effort accordingly.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Ah, but Sir. At that time, you are FUBAR and you need my help. I'm not sure $85 will cut it then since I have you behind the 8 ball and you want me to unravel the other guy's mess. I think $85 plus a $15 penalty fee might be ok.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

I was thinking the same. Some of my clients try to get cheaper prices out of me when I give a quote. I tell them they can either get it done cheap, or get it done right, then leave. Most of the time, they call back the next day.

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1989 300E 144K

Do you charge more for undoing what the last idiot did? I usually warn them that this is the price for doing the job and higher rates apply for fixing somebody's mess.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

PITA fee 15-30%, depending on history and expectations.

Unfortunately, a co-worker once let a spreadsheet go out to the customer with the line item and it was for the full 30%.

Co-worker is no longer with the company.

Customer paid it though. On the quick, it was called Parts In Transit Actual (Cost, but it wouldn't fit on the line in the "system") Fee..... Whew!

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85' 300D No inspection, No registration fees, Cheap insurance
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious %$&^."

Well, for one thing, most of the "big-dollar" hourly workers out there are for the mostpart broke. Kinda tells a story about 'em.

Not many do much of the "pulling down" part of it.......

A story which is best listened to under the camper awning of a traveling salesman...

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

https://media.giphy.com/media/X3nnss8PAj5aU/giphy.gif

sometimes people who produce nothing, yet live off the fruit of other's labors, need to justify their existence by devaluing said laborers. just a theory.

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."